“Mother,” starring Kim Hye-ja and Won Bin, won best film at the Blue Dragon Awards in 2009. It also earned a slew of honors at the KOFRA Film Awards and Asian Film Awards in 2010. It was also a runner-up as best foreign language film at the Toronto and Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards the same year.

“Poetry,” starring Yoon Jeong-hee, won best screenplay at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.

“Pieta’ won the Golden Lion award at the 69th Venice International Film Festival.